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Thick as Thieves game, a character looks at a full moon and silhouettes of jumping people
How Unreal Engine 5 helped Thick As Thieves build its gorgeous magic-punk world

By Alan Wen Published

Art director Matt Moore reveals how Lumen lit the Edinburgh-inspired world of this painterly gothic fantasy.

Video Game Design
An illustration of three teens stood on a rock
Mixtape review: a stop-motion-like, post-Spider-Verse aesthetic you can play

By Alan Wen Published

The spirit of John Hughes, Take on Me and MTV in playable form.

Gaming
Beastro, a cartoon fox cooks a fish
How Unreal Engine 5 indie game Beastro uses 'paper puppets' to reinvent RPG art

By Alan Wen Published

Art director Kate Rado explains how tactile food, puppet theatre and a “charmingly weird” world are being made.

Video Game Design
Magazine covers for games magazine Reset
This new magazine just made the 'games as art' debate feel outdated

By Ian Dean Published

Reset, from the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher, shows video games belong in art, fashion and design.

Magazines
Wax Heads; a digital illustration depicts a young woman holding a record, surrounded by a variety of displayed items in a store
Wax Heads review: a cosy puzzler where art does more than storytelling

By Ian Dean Published

Light on challenge, but captures the awkwardness of music taste in every illustration.

Gaming
Motorslice review; a woman leans against a concrete pillar
Motorslice review: a liminal Shadow of the Colossus-inspired must-play

By Ian Dean Published

Brutalist and brilliant.

Gaming
Bubsy 4D, a retro cartoon character, an orange cat-like creature
How Bubsy 4D turns a retro joke into a modern platformer worth playing

By Alan Wen Published

Indie developer Fabraz's take is more than a nostalgic re-skin.

Video Game Design
A human face on a mechanical arm in indie game Prove You're Human
The weird brilliance of 'broken' realism in this upcoming game about AI

By Alan Wen Published

Prove You're Human uses FMV and photogrammetry in uncanny ways.

Video Game Design
Anime characters pose from video game Mullet Madjack
Why Mullet Madjack’s retro VHS-era anime art style still stands out

By Ian Dean Published

Ahead of its Switch release, art director Alessandro Martinello explains why imperfection matters.

Video Game Design
A screen from game Mixtape, a girl is being pushed in a shopping trolley
“The opposite of AI slop”: how Mixtape’s handmade animation builds real emotion

By Alan Wen Published

The art direction and rendering tricks behind Mixtape's nostalgic feel are explained.

Video Game Design
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